Training on mushroom farming underway
Source: Chronicle News Service
Imphal, May 23 2024:
Federation of Civil Societies Organisation (FOCS) Manipur lunched a four-day training programme on mushroom and split gill mushroom farming to acquaint farmers with essential skills and knowledge to enhance food self-sufficiency in the region.
The training, which Wednesday at FOCS, Bishnupur office at Bishnupur Keithel, is being participated by farmers from across the district.
FOCS president Th Manihar and vice-president BM Yaima attended the inaugural programme as members on the dais.
Speaking at the event, Manihar underscored importance of such training programmes in ensuring food security within the community and emphasised the need to empower women by providing them with valuable skills that contribute to household income generation.
Manihar also highlighted plans to organise similar training sessions in other parts and encouraged trainees to utilise the knowledge gained towards making the state self-sufficient in terms of food production.
He stressed that such efforts would not only bolster food security but also improve the overall socio-economic conditions of the region.